Why is this course for me?

The course gives you all information you need to know to feed your baby from birth till the age of two years

  • The most comprehensive online course

    Covers everything you need to know about feeding from your baby's birth till the age of two years

  • Reliable information

    based on the best quality evidence and advice from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF.

  • Empowers you to be a smart parent

    The course covers both "what" and "why", so that you can make informed decision for every choice.

Take the course and save a life

The course is our thank you for your donation of $149. We are a non-profit organization, and we will use the money to support disadvantaged mothers and children.

Course content

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  • 2

    1.0 Healthcare practices

    • Objectives

      FREE PREVIEW
    • Ten steps to successful breastfeeding

    • Step 1. Policies

    • Step 2. Training

    • Step 3. Counselling

    • Step 4. Initiation to breastfeeding

    • Step 5. In case of separation

    • Step 6. Other foods

    • Step 7. Rooming-in

    • Step 8. Frequency of breastfeeding

    • Step 9. Artificial teats and dummies

    • Step 10. Follow up after discharge

    • Further information

    • Now you can!

    • Knowledge check

  • 3

    1.1 Why breastfeeding is important

    • Objectives

      FREE PREVIEW
    • Advantages of breastfeeding

    • Human vs animal milk

    • Human milk and infections

    • Colostrum

    • Psychological benefits of breastfeeding

    • Disadvantages of infant formula

    • Breastmilk in the second year of life

    • Further information

    • Now you can!

    • Knowledge check

  • 4

    1.2 How breastfeeding works

    • Objectives

      FREE PREVIEW
    • Anatomy of the breast

    • Prolactin

    • Oxitocin

    • Inhibitors in breastmillk

    • Attachment to breast

    • Baby reflexes

    • Further information

    • Now you can!

    • Knowledge check

  • 5

    1.3 Assessing a breastfed

    • Objectives

      FREE PREVIEW
    • Signs of good and poor breastfeeding + checklist

    • How to hold your baby

    • How to hold your breast

    • How is the baby attached?

    • Demonstration video: good attachment

    • Practice: Signs of good and poor breastfeeding

    • Further information

    • Now you can!

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    1.4. Positioning a baby at the breast

    • Objectives

      FREE PREVIEW
    • How to position your baby

    • How to support your breast

    • How to help the baby to attach

    • Other sitting positions

    • Lying down position

    • Baby's positioning summary

    • Now you can!

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    1.5 Common breastfeeding difficulties

    • Objectives

      FREE PREVIEW
    • "not enough milk"

    • Reliable signs that a baby is not getting enough breastmilk

    • Unreliable signs that a baby is not getting enough breastmilk

    • Reasons why a baby is not getting enough breastmilk

    • Why baby cry

    • How to hold a colicky baby

    • An example

    • Breast refusals

    • Reasons of breast refusals

    • Causes of breast refusals

    • How to start breastfeeding again

    • Further information

    • Now you can!

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    1.6 Expressing and storing breastmilk

    • Objectives

      FREE PREVIEW
    • Reasons for expressing breastmilk

    • How to stimulate oxytocin reflex

    • Preparation of a container to express breastmilk

    • How to express breastmilk by hand

    • Explanation video: how to express breastmilk by hand

    • Demonstration video: how to express breastmilk by hand

    • Breast pumps

    • How to clean breast pump

    • How to store expressed breastmilk

    • Key points about breastmilk expression

    • Further information

    • Now you can!

    • Knowledge check

  • 9

    1.7 Cup feeding

    • Objectives

      FREE PREVIEW
    • Why cups are better than bottles

    • How to feed a baby by cup

    • Video demonstration of cup feeding

    • Amount of milk to give to babies

    • Further information

    • Now you can!

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    1.8 Breast conditions

    • Objectives

      FREE PREVIEW
    • Breast differences

    • Flat nipples

    • Inverted nipples

    • Management of flat and inverted nipples

    • Full breasts vs engorgement

    • Reasons for breast engorgement and its prevention

    • Treatment of breast engorgement

    • Prevention of breast engorgement when stopping breastfeeing

    • Mastitis

    • Symptoms of blocked duct and mastitis

    • Causes of blocked duct and mastitis

    • Treatment of blocked duct and mastitis

    • Breast fissures and sore nipples

    • Candida infection (thrush)

    • Further information

    • Now you can!

    • Knowledge check

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    1.9 Feeding with infant formula

    • Objectives

      FREE PREVIEW
    • Foundation for infant formula feeding

    • How to stop breastfeeding

    • How infant formula is made

    • Advantages of infant formula

    • Disadvantages of infant formula

    • Types of infant formula

    • Forms of infant formula

    • Milks not suitable for babies

    • Now you can!

  • 12

    1.10 Safe preparation of infant formula feeds

    • Objectives

      FREE PREVIEW
    • Foundation for the safe preparation of feeds

    • How to ensure clean hands

    • Video demonstration of handwashing

    • How to ensure clean utensils

    • How to ensure safe water

    • How to ensure safe storage

    • Disadvantages of feeding bottles

    • How to clean baby feeding cups, bottles and teats

    • How to prepare a feed for a baby

    • Further information

    • Now you can!

  • 13

    1.11 Preparation of infant formula feeds

    • Objectives

      FREE PREVIEW
    • How much infant formula does your baby need

    • How to prepare infant formula

    • Cronobacter infections

    • How to prevent Cronobacter infections

    • Now you can!

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    1.12 Growth charts

    • Objectives

      FREE PREVIEW
    • What is a grow chart?

    • Different forms of malnutrition

    • Types of growth standards

    • How to weigh your baby

    • How to plot and interpret weight-for-age chart

    • Further information

    • Now you can!

  • 15

    2.1. Importance of complimentary feeding (children 6-23 months)

    • Objectives

      FREE PREVIEW
    • Continuing breastfeeding after 6 months

    • What is complementary food (weaning)?

    • Why start weaning at 6 months

    • Dangers of starting weaning too soon

    • Dangers of starting weaning too late

    • Now you can!

  • 16

    2.2 Foods to fill the energy gap (children 6-23 months)

    • Objectives

      FREE PREVIEW
    • Staple foods in child nutrition

    • Stomach size

    • Thick vs thin food texture

    • How to make food more nutrient- and energy-rich

    • Use of fermented porrige

    • Use of germinated or sprouted flour

    • Fats and oils in child nutrition

    • Essential fatty acids

    • Sugar, jaggery (JAGGERY??? SUGARY??) and honey in child nutrition

    • Now you can!

  • 17

    2.3 Foods to fill the iron and vitamin A gaps (children 6-23 months)

    • Objectives

      FREE PREVIEW
    • Iron and zinc gaps

    • Animal-source foods in child nutrition

    • Peas, beans, lentils, nuts and seeds in child nutrition

    • How to increase iron absorption

    • How to meet recommended iron intake

    • Vitamin A gaps

    • Foods to fill vitamin A gaps

    • Commercial fortified baby foods

    • Fluids in child nutrition

    • What drinks can be given to a child?

    • Additional micronutrients

    • Vitamin D supplementation

    • Concerns with commercial baby foods

    • Now you can!

  • 18

    2.4 Quantity, variety and frequency of feeding (children 6-23 months)

    • Objectives

      FREE PREVIEW
    • Variety of foods to feed the child

    • Good and bad snacks

    • When and how to introduce potentially allergenic foods

    • Frequency of feeding

    • Feeding children who are not breastfed

    • Amount of food to offer

    • Now you can!

  • 19

    2.5 Feeding techniques (children 6-23 months)

    • Objectives

      FREE PREVIEW
    • Foundations for assisting a child to eat

    • Controlled feeding

    • Leaving a child to eat by themselves

    • Child's signals while eating

    • Responsive feeding techniques

    • Overall feeding environment

    • Summary of responsive feeding practices

    • Further information

    • Now you can!

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    2.6. Bonus videos: feeding children 6-23 months

    • Bonus video: Introduction to complementary feeding

    • Bonus video: When to start feeding your child solid foods

    • Bonus video: Tips on how to feed your child from 6 to 12 months

    • Bonus video: Tips on how to feed your child from 1 to 2 years

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    3.1. Feeding during illness

    • Objectives

      FREE PREVIEW
    • Why children eat less during illness

    • Changes in a child's growth during illness

    • Feeding your child during illness

    • Feeding your child during recovery

    • Now you can!

  • 22

    3.2 Feeding low-birth-weight infants

    • Objectives

      FREE PREVIEW
    • How to start breastfeeding a low-birth-weight baby

    • Feeding based on gestational age

    • Positioning a low-birth-weight baby for breastfeeding

    • Amount of milk needed

    • Further information

    • Now you can!

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    Next steps

    • Congrats! Here's what's next...

    • More resources for you

    • US guidelines for feeding your baby

    • UK guidelines for feeding your baby

    • Australia guidelines for feeding your baby

    • Before you go...

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to ensure that your baby gets the best they deserve!

What are my advantages?

  • Everything I need to know about feeding my baby from the first minutes of their life till they are two years old

  • The most reliable information from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF

  • Six hours of video lessons plus five hours of optional further readings

  • The "what" and the "why" of feeding baby to help me make informed choices

  • Basic and in-depth information with further readings in case I want to learn even more

  • My contribution to the course supports the most disadvantaged mothers and their children from developing countries

FAQ

  • What is special about you?

    1. We are the only online course that provides comprehensive information covering two years of feeding your child. We start with information you need to know in the maternity ward and follow up to two years when the child is completely adapted to eating your family food. 2. We cover all major topics, including breastfeeding, infant formula feeding and complementary feeding (weaning). 3. We provide recommendations based on the best available evidence, by using recommendations from the World Health Organization and UNICEF. 4. We cover not only the basics and what and how to do, but explain why, so you understand why any recommendation is made and can make an informed decision on what is best for your baby and you. 5. All our course instructors have extensive background in nutrition and public health, and are able to provide the most comprehensive and evidence-based advice.

  • How long does it take to complete this course?

    It will take you about six hours to complete all video lessons. We also provide further reading materials, that might take you another 4-5 hours to read.

  • What format is this course?

    The course mostly consists of videos; they take about 90% of overall time to complete. It also includes limited amount of text. Each of the sessions has a quiz at the end to ensure that you understood the materials. Almost every lesson has an associated forum - we encourage you to use it if you have any questions and to discuss the concepts with other learners. We also provide further reading materials in case you want to learn more about certain topics.

  • Will I receive a certificate?

    No. As this course targets parents and soon-to-be-parents, and it is not utilized for professional environments, we do not issue certificates.

  • How long will my access last?

    By default, your access will last one full year, starting on your date of purchase. This means that you can complete the class or retake lessons multiple times, even if you mark them as completed. If you need to extend the duration of access for this course, please write us at [email protected].

  • What is your refund policy?

    We are a non-profit organization aimed to support women and children. Thus, the payment is a donation to the non-profit account and cannot be refunded. We encourage you to review the course information, our FAQ, and take a free course preview to determine if this course is right for you before you enrol. We are unable to issue a partial refund, so if you have trouble applying a discount code, please reach out to us before completing your purchase.

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